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August 12, 2022
Apple to purchase electricity from 600 MW Australian wind farm
Apple has agreed to buy zero-emission electricity from a new 600 MW wind farm to be constructed in north Queensland, Australia as part of its strategies to become "100% carbon neutral" by 2030.
August 11, 2022Australian climate advisers recommend establishment of national carbon market
Australia’s Climate Change Authority recently suggested Australia establish a transparent national carbon market and hint at integrating voluntary and compliance carbon markets.
August 11, 2022India legislators approve energy conservation bill
The lower house of India’s parliament on August 9 passed a bill to increase the use of renewable energy and make industrial polluters pay a price for the carbon they emit, marking another step toward its climate goals.
August 05, 2022Neoen inks 10-year PPA with Flow Power for South Australian wind farm
French renewable energy producer Neoen has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Australian electricity retailer Flow Power for 40 MW of energy from its Goyder South Stage 1 wind farm in South Australia.
August 04, 2022Kenya to replace feed-in-tariffs with auction-based system
Government officials of Kenya announced at the Renpower Kenya clean energy event in Nairobi that incentive programs will change in 2022, with mature technologies no longer receiving fixed payments.
August 03, 2022SK E&S secures South Korea’s largest renewables PPA
SK Specialty, a subsidiary of Korean conglomerate SK Materials, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Korean natural liquefied gas (LNG) supplier and renewable energy company SK E&S, a unit of SK Materials.
August 01, 2022India energy giant partners Greenko to develop 1.3 GW green hydrogen project
India’s state-owned fossil fuel corporation Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Greenko, one of the biggest renewable energy developers in the world, have formed a strategic cooperation to develop a 1.3 GW green hydrogen project powered by 24/7 renew
July 19, 2022Northland Power signs corporate power purchase agreement for Taiwan’s Hai Long offshore wind project
Canada’s Northland Power has signed a 20-year Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with an unnamed company for electricity from its Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan.
July 19, 2022China’s carbon market trading hits 194m tonnes in one year, becoming world’s largest
The trading volume of China’s national carbon market hit 194 million tonnes, with a cumulative turnover of 8.49 billion yuan (US$1.26 billion), since its launch on July 16, 2021, the data released by Shanghai Environmental and Energy Exchange showed.
July 15, 2022Hanwha Solutions partners with German firm to develop 500 MW solar power project
Hanwha Solutions, a chemical and energy unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced on July 12 that its German subsidiary, Q Energy, will team up with a German renewable energy development company, Enviria Energy, to develop a 500-MW solar p